AmarilloAmanita basii
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Amanita basii is a wild edible mushroom in Mexico's Amanita caesarea complex. It grows in association with pines and oaks. Using it as food requires expert identification because poisonous amanitas can resemble it.[3][4][8]
Edible with caution. Eat it only well cooked and with a sure ID. Never eat a wild mushroom identified only from photos.
- Season in Mexico
- HabitatPine and oak forests
- FamilyAmanitaceae
How do you identify Amarillo?
Can you eat Amarillo?
Its use as food is documented in Mexico. Eat only specimens identified by a mushroom expert. The egg stage of the amarillo requires expert identification: white amanitas include deadly species.[3][4][7][8][9]
Where and when does Amarillo grow?
An ectomycorrhizal mushroom that grows on the ground. Records from Ixtlán place it in pine-oak forests, especially clearings and forest edges associated with Quercus.[4][5]
Late June through October in Ixtlán, Oaxaca. This interval describes the local rainy-season record.[4]
Documented in Mexico and Guatemala. The Mexican states listed here have records in the cited Mexican sources; this is a partial list.[2][4][5][11]
Names in Mexico
About the name
Amanita basii belongs to the Amanita caesarea complex. Traditional names can cover several species in this group.[4][5]
